Spartans Softball Battles, Loses 2 to Generals 

Cayuga Community College Spartans Softball battled but lost a pair of road games to the nationally-ranked Herkimer College Generals on Saturday.  

Facing the second-ranked team in National Junior College Athletic Association's Division 3, the Spartans lost 12-4 and 9-1 to the undefeated Generals. Cayuga Coach Chris Amoia said the Spartans took strides in both games that should pay dividends the rest of the season. 

"That's a great, nationally-ranked team we played today. We hung with them in both games, and really played hard. I'm proud of our team," said Amoia. "If we play like this the rest of the season, good things will happen. That's the team we want to see on the field." 

Cayuga kept pace with the Generals for much of the first contest, trailing 8-4 late in the game before the Generals tacked on four more runs late. Mikayla Titus had two RBI for the Spartans, Gabrielle Hass was two-for-four with a run scored, and Taylor Hunter was two-for-three with a solo home run to lead the Spartans' offense. 

Herkimer scored six runs early in the second contest, but the Spartans held the Generals' bats in check for much of the game. Cayuga, though, wasn't able to generate an attack to cut into Herkimer's lead, with Skyler White singling home Hunter late in the game to get Cayuga on the board.  

Hunter was two-for-three in the second game, and Hass, White and Kyra Cottrill all collected hits for the Spartans. 

Cayuga is now 1-8 on the season. The Spartans' scheduled home doubleheader against Herkimer on Sunday, April 11, has been postponed. The next scheduled contest for Cayuga is a road doubleheader at Jefferson on Tuesday, April 13.